Iowa Republican governor attacked for ‘racist’ political ad

ELECTION: October 6, 2022

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, a white female who is running for reelection against a black female opponent, stands accused of ... racism. The Iowa Democratic Party chairman, a black man, leveled the charge against her. Reynolds’ sin? She put out a political ad, over a week ago, attacking her opponent for what Reynolds considers bad Democratic policies. In response, the Iowa Democratic Party chair Ross Wilburn tweeted: “We need to call this what it is: a cheap, racist and dangerous stunt using harmful stereotypes to score political points.”